AusBonsai

Well done Peter on all accounts.

Species.
Style.
Photography.

Thank you for the comments. Unfortunately it flowers before our club show so this is the only way to see it in full flower.

Regards,

Peter

I'm in love
I've had little success with wattles... however nursery here I come

Nice work Peter, It seems to break all the rules. I love the "dance" of the multiple trunks.

There are a few acacia bonsai around Melbourne which are thriving at 20 or 30 years of age as bonsai. This is many times the expected lifespan, I would suggest that perhaps the frequent re-potting might be the reason. I feel that it is necessary to re-pot every year with mine.

EdwardH wrote: I feel that it is necessary to re-pot every year with mine.

I do mine every 2nd year.

Regards,

Peter

Simply stunning Peter - how did you achieve the movement in the trunks ?

Tony,

This was originally a display plant in an old nursery in Albury. It was in a 1 m high pot and cascaded about a 1 m below. It was out the back of the nursery because it was looking shabby due die back and bugs.

The movement in the branches was already there. Over the years I have forced the growth back and trimmed it and now sits in a 300mm high pot.

Regards,

Peter

Hi yo,

I never would have thought a wattle could have been bonsai'd so beautifully. Outstanding!

Cheers,

Brad75.

Hi Peter
The pravissima is bravissimo
Steve

thomashouseman wrote:Hi,

I'm just about to grow one of these from seed (Australian Geographic Bonsai Starter Kit).

I've been advised Australian Wattle generally only lasts about 7 years though. Is that not the case with Bonsai?

p.s. Any hints on starting out?

Thanks,

T.

Hi all,

We'll after a few months in the fridge, and then in a dark cupboard, here's what I've got:



any tips on what I should do next and when?

Thanks!

T.

1. Thomas. You are growing A. pravissima from seed so it will almost certainly be the normal upright form. Peter's bonsai is a selected cultivar, grown from a single mutated plant found by accident and will only be the same when cloned ( grown from cuttings)
You can still try to grow your seedling as a bonsai. It will have a different habit but it is still possible.
Like Edward, I have tried lots but have not worked out how to keep them healthy as bonsai so good luck.

Hi Peter

Any updates on this tree?

Regards

EdwardH wrote: ↑January 1st, 2023, 2:46 pm Hi Peter

Any updates on this tree?

Regards

Hi Edward,

The tree has not done well over the past 6 years. Lost a major branch in 2017 and has a lot of die back this year after re potting.

Regards,

Peter

That’s a shame Peter. I don’t know what it is with Wattles. After so many failures after repots and root pruning, I gave up on them. They’ve all been relegated to the garden now, but there is nothing quite like the beauty of seeing a wattle bonsai in full bloom.